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Intel Xeon E5-2690
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2690 based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs E5-2603V4 |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 2.9 GHz | ![]() | More l3 cache 20 MB |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 14,178 | ![]() | More threads 16 |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 69.06W |
![]() | Supports more RAM 1,572,864 MB | ![]() | Significantly better performance per dollar 0.8 pt/$ |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
5.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Intel Xeon E5-2690CPUBoss Winner | ![]() | |
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Significantly higher clock speed | 2.9 GHz | vs | 1.7 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
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More l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 15 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better PassMark score | 14,178 | vs | 5,621 | More than 2.5x better PassMark score | |||
More threads | 16 | vs | 6 | 10 more threads | |||
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,853 | vs | 974 | More than 90% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | vs | 1.99 pt/W | More than 3.8x better performance per watt | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | vs | 1.7 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 69.06W | vs | 109.69W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
Supports more RAM | 1,572,864 MB | vs | 393,216 MB | Supports 4x more RAM | |||
Significantly better performance per dollar | 0.8 pt/$ | vs | 0.49 pt/$ | More than 60% better performance per dollar | |||
Newer | Jan, 2016 | vs | Mar, 2012 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 20.48 $/year | vs | 32.52 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 74.46 $/year | vs | 118.26 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost |
summary | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | E5-2603V4 |
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Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.7 GHz | |
Cores | Octa core | Hexa core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 135W | 85W | |
Annual home energy cost | 32.52 $/year | 20.48 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 118.26 $/year | 74.46 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | 1.99 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 109.69W | 69.06W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
details | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | E5-2603V4 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 16 | 6 | |
L3 cache | 20 MB | 15 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 14 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 73°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.53 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | 1.7 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.53 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 1,572,864 MB |
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